Kentucky's Bria Goss, left, is fouled by Texas A&M's Jordan Jones during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. Kentucky won 65-62. (AP Photo/James Crisp)

Miami head coach Katie Meier, right, directs her players in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Maryland in College Park, Md., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Maryland forward Alyssa Thomas (25) tries to keep possession of the ball as she is pressured by Miami forward Morgan Stroman, left, and guard Krystal Saunders in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in College Park, Md., Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) fights for a loose ball with Iowa forward Eric May during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Jennifer O’Neill added 15 points as the Wildcats (15-1, 3-0 SEC) extended school-record winning streaks of 14 games overall and 31 in a row at home.

Texas A&M shot 59 percent (17 of 29) in the first half behind a slew of layups from Kelsey Bone and Kristi Bellock for a 37-31 halftime lead. But Kentucky’s improved defense wore down the Aggies and limited them to just 32 percent shooting (10 of 31) after that.

The Wildcats shot just 39 percent for the game but were strong from 3-point range. After a 4-of-10 first half, they hit 5 of 7 with O’Neill and Mathies combining to finish 7 of 14 from long range.

That allowed Kentucky to survive missed free throws down the stretch that gave Texas A&M a chance at the end, but Peyton Little’s 3-pointer bounced off the rim at the horn.

Bone’s 27 points led Texas A&M (12-5, 2-1), which lost for just the second time in 14 games.

Tricia Liston and Haley Peters added 14 points each for the Blue Devils (14-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who never trailed en route to their 32nd consecutive home victory against league competition.

Alyssa Thomas added 18 points for the Terrapins (12-3, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). Maryland led by six at halftime before Thomas fueled a 12-4 run by scoring the Terrapins’ first nine points after the break.

Pavlech, a 5-foot-9 guard, previously reached double figures only once — a 10-point effort against Connecticut. In this one, she had 14 at halftime and finished 8 of 11 from the floor.

Waltiea Rolle added 16 points for the Tar Heels (16-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who rallied from 10 down early in the second half to beat the Wolfpack for the 22nd time in 26 meetings. That includes five of the last seven in N.C. State’s Reynolds Coliseum, where the Wolfpack followed a tough loss against highly ranked Duke last week with another disappointing finish against a nearby league rival.

The Gamecocks (14-2, 2-1 Southeastern Conference), ranked third nationally in scoring defense at 47.4 points per game, held an opponent below 50 for the 12th time in 16 games.

Vanderbilt (12-4, 2-1), which had won nine straight, was averaging 71.9 points per game but shot just 26.5 percent (13 of 49).

After the Commodores took an early 7-4 lead, the Gamecocks outscored them 25-5 over the next 11:05 for a 29-12 lead. After that run, in which Welch had eight points, South Carolina’s lead never dipped below 10.